Guide to the Workplace Safety and Health First Aid Regulation

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Training Of

First-Aiders

What are the qualities and training required for a person selected to be a first-aider?

Selection for Training An employer or occupier should select suitable persons for first-aid training. Persons who are suitable are those who: • are mature and responsible,

• can remain calm in an emergency, • can leave their work immediately to respond to an emergency, • are physically fit.

The employer or occupier should maintain a written record of all the first-aiders, and record the dates they obtained their first-aid certificates and the dates on which they received retraining.

Training Providers A person is considered a trained first-aider if he successfully completes a first-aid course approved by the Ministry of Manpower. The list of training providers can be found at http://www.mom.gov.sg/oshd , under “Occupational First-Aid Courses”.